Irenaeus of Lyons

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Christian bishop Christian theologian Church Father apologist saint

Irenaeus of Lyons was a 2nd-century Christian bishop and theologian best known for combating Gnosticism and helping to shape early Christian doctrine and the development of the New Testament canon.

Aliases (1)

Irenaeus ×2

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian bishop → Christian theologian → Church Father → apologist → saint →
birthDate	c. 130 →
birthPlace	Asia Minor → Smyrna →
canonizationStatus	pre-congregation saint →
countryOfCitizenship	Roman Empire →
deathDate	c. 200 →
deathPlace	Gaul → Lugdunum →
declaredDoctorOfTheChurchBy	Pope Francis →
denomination	Early Church →
educatedBy	Polycarp of Smyrna →
era	2nd century →
feastDay	23 August → 28 June →
influenced	Athanasius of Alexandria → Augustine of Hippo → Eastern Orthodox theology → Western Christian theology →
influencedBy	Apostle John → Polycarp of Smyrna →
knownFor	articulation of rule of faith → combating Gnosticism → contribution to formation of New Testament canon → defense of apostolic tradition → early doctrine of recapitulation →
languageOfWorkOrName	Greek → Latin →
notableWork	Adversus Haereses → Against Heresies → Demonstration of the Apostolic Preaching →
opposed	Gnosticism → Marcionism → Valentinianism →
positionHeld	Bishop of Lugdunum → Bishop of Lyons →
region	Gaul →
religion	Christianity →
theologicalConcept	apostolic succession → recapitulation in Christ → unity of Old and New Testaments →
title	Doctor of Unity →
tradition	Patristic theology →
veneratedIn	Anglican Communion → Eastern Orthodox Church → Lutheran Church → Roman Catholic Church →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ignatius of Antioch → Justin Martyr ("Irenaeus") → Polycarp of Smyrna →	influenced
Marcionism →	condemnedBy
Christus Victor theory of atonement →	influencedBy
Church Fathers →	notableMember
Docetism →	opposedBy
Polycarp of Smyrna →	teacherOf
Western text-type ("Irenaeus") →	usedBy